RBS Canadian Open 2010: Carl Pettersson wins
Carl Pettersson has won the Canadian Open with style. Carl barely made it to the cut on Friday but his performance on Saturday and Sunday led him to victory. He shot a 60 and 67 on both days to win by one stroke.
Although there was no Tiger Woods to boost the tournament but there were a number of other players who stepped up on the occasion by displaying some memorable performances. The rookies ignored the absence of Tiger Woods and gave the tournament their best shot.
David Duval improved a great deal in this Canadian Open. The golfer put up three rounds of 60 this weekend as Duval improved his finish with a bogey free Sunday. David finished on a tied 17th position which was his best performance since February at the AT&T National Beach Pro-Am tournament.
Although Duval was the winner of the Canadian Open, it is worth mentioning that Carl Patterson shot a 60 on Saturday with 10 under par. That’s the type of statistics that lead a player to victory.
The second position was taken up by an impressive finish by Dean Wilson who secured this finish for the second time in his career. The difference between him and victory was only one shot away as he managed to come up with three 65’s and a 72 on Sunday. It was a brilliant performance by Wilson as shooting 65 in a row is not an easy task.
The tournament saw every player scoring eagles with Bill Lunde and Jason Bohn amongst the list as well. Both players scored eagles at the five-par ninth hole and also birdied on the hole as well.
The most significant play was witnessed at the 11th hole which produced 28 eagles for the tournament. This remains a fact that no player managed to birdie on more than one occasion.
Charley Hoffman literally owned the 9-12 holes who birdied in consecutive rounds on Saturday and Sunday. Despite the fact that he shot seven birdies on Sunday, he only managed to finish in a tied fourth position.
On the other hand, Glen Day putted an eagle on Sunday as well, showing other players in the circuit of how it is done. He shot from 211 yards on the eighth hole to score a very difficult eagle. This was the fifth time in his career that Day was able to achieve such a feat
One of the best performers of the Canadian open can be Jeff Quinney. Jeff maintained an impressive bogey-free, 47 hole streak over the course of the weekend. The player got his double bogey on Sunday in the final round at the 12th hole after he had putted one in the first round. Moreover, Quinney managed to put four birdies and 14 pars in the second round while adding another six more birdies against 12 pars in the third round during the streak that he established. On Sunday, the golfer came up with three additional birdies and eight pars to tie for the fourth place with Hoffman.
Some of the other players who also managed to avoid bogeys included golfers like Webb Simpson and David Duval who managed to go through a bogey free round on Sunday. Considering that performance, it was evident that he could have won the tournament but the other three rounds hurt his chances a great deal.
Carl Pettersson not only managed to secure the victory in Canada but also managed to win a huge check. The tournament helped him cash a huge sum of $918,000 which was the first victory for the Swedish born player since he last won in 2008 at the Wyndham Championship near his home. He also won the Chrysler Championship in 2005 along with the 2006 Memorial as well.
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